The confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi as minister of the government by the Saraki-led Senate yesterday sent a strong message to the PDP that APC is fully in charge of the red chambers. What went wrong?

PDP Once Had The Senate At Its Grip:
During the period that precede the election of the National Assembly leadership, some of us opposition members schemed on how to do a "Tambawal 2011" on the ruling APC for both Houses of the National Assembly. Seeing that APC leadership had endorsed Senator Lawan and Hon Femi Gbajabiamila for the offices of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively, we embarked on campaign calling for Senators elected under the PDP platform to team up with minority APC dissent legislators and support Abubakar Saraki and Yakubu Dogara for the respective aforementioned offices. It was in fact, a well calculated effort to position the PDP as the power behind the National Assembly throne". The NASS leadership election not only went the way of the PDP in all four offices, it also gifted PDP's Ike Ekweremadu the Deputy Senate Presidency as a "trophy". It sent shivers and anger to the APC and joy to the PDP.

PDP Prevented APC From Self-Destruction
APC leadership and the presidency never hid their displeasure at the manner the ruling party was embarrassed by Saraki-led minority APC rebel senators that worked hand-in-hand with the PDP. The government embarked on a journey to get Saraki out of the way by dusting his alleged corruption file that was idling at the Code of Conduct Bureau locker. I had reasoned that the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal is the internal affair of the APC and capable of polarising APC's ranks in the Senate, creating division and catalysing their own destruction. There was a room for the PDP to negotiate a soft landing for Saraki and his minority APC loyalists with promise of chairmanship of choice committees and retaining the Principal officers on condition that Saraki will step down voluntarily and mobilise his minority APC followers within the Senate to support a PDP candidate for the position of Senate President. The PDP unfortunately, chose to "swim and sink" with Saraki. They followed him to all his court appearances like the now famous "Abubakou" and allowed Saraki to negotiate his way to the heart and soul of the APC leadership at their very own expense. The PDP successfully aided the prevention of APC's destruction in the Senate. They made the APC to realise their mistakes and unite their Senators to do their own bidding. PDP lost the Senate as a result!

PDP Lost The Golden Chance To Block Amaechi's Screening:
October 21 was first scheduled as the day of screening for Hon Rotimi Amaechi as a minister of the government. Same day coincidentally was the day Bukola Saraki was to appear before the CCT for his ongoing trial. Being the Deputy Senate President, the constitution allows Senator Ike Ekweremadu to preside over the affairs of the senate in the absence of the Senate President. It was expected that with Ike at the helm affairs, the PDP senators have the rare privilege of doing nominee Amaechi as they pleases. Instead of seizing this rare opportunity, PDP leaders in the Senate "agreed" with Saraki to adjourn planery for the said day. They lost the golden opportunity to have both their say and their way in Amaechi's screening. Sadly, with Saraki at helm of affair, PDP Senators only had their say but not their way.

Walk-out May Cost PDP The DSP Position:
It is no secret that APC leadership want Ike Ekweremadu out of the DSP office. According to section 50(2)(c) of the 1999 constitution, removal of the Deputy Senate President from office only requires 2/3 votes of the Senate. Considering that it only needs 1/3 members of senators to form a quorum(Section 54(1) of the constitution), the APC senators present may take advantage of any walk-out by PDP senators and move motion for the impeachment of Senator Ekweremadu from office. It only need the blessing of 2/3 members of the Senators present to achieve it. PDP caucus should be very careful.

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate. They should be focussed on providing good opposition while doing their jobs as legislators. They have to face the fact that as opposition, they will most likely not have their way but only their say. Hopefully, the party gets things right and win majority seat in next legislative election in 2019.



May God Bless Us All and Nigeria

And Barcanista finally returns to APC.. This guy is the full meaning of any where belle face

MrRobot:
And Barcanista finally returns to APC.. This guy is the full meaning of anywhere belle face

Comprehension is a very BIG challenge to some of you. If you were sane, you'd have known the direction of the article. Jesus!

PDP sin-netors are cowards! When dy had d opportunity to nail ameachi on the cross of corruption! They refused to talk! Its wen d road is called up younder that they are like Craig David 'am walking away' from the troubles in the sin-nate!

Your friends in PDP are going to skin you alive today.

simplycarro:
Your friends in PDP are going to skinny you alive today.

Only those with comprehension deficiency will do that. There is need for accepting our fate as opposition and go to the drawing board to fix things.


Cc: Tomakint

REALLY

jazinogold:
PDP sin-netors are cowards! When dy had d opportunity to nail ameachi on the cross of corruption! They refused to talk! Its wen d road is called up younder that they are like Craig David 'am walking away' from the troubles in the sin-nate!

Even if they had talked it wouldn't have made any difference. This is because SP Saraki and the APC Senators were determined to screen Amaechi.

Chief Wailer and his Lamentations.

And you think Saraki will agree to resign his Senate President position for committee chairmanship all in attempt to fight APC



That would've been a very stupid and childish decision from him. I wonder what sort of protection the PDP will provide for him if that should happen.

I beat PA CHUKWUDI 99-0
JUST like india vs Nigeria

You said it all tonye.

this guy and politics be like bread and beans

Dear Tonye,

Go and get a good job.

As u can see, there is nothing for you for the next 4 years and possibly 8 years.

You are too young to waste your life writing unsolicited
Crap.

Accept our sincere condolence.

Signed

Chief Anti-Wailer

Tonye I believe you can't loose everything

WE the believer still recognize you as a wailer despite your regional loss, I mean the ditch you suffered from 'your SE cousins'


Plz don't DECAMP

dammytosh:
Dear Tonye,

Go and get a good job.

As u can see, there is nothig for you for the next 4 years and possibly 8 years.

You are too young to waste your life writing unsolicited
Crap.

Accept our sincere condolence.

Signed

Chief Anti-Wailer

D kind of tonye is needed bro cuz without opposition democracy ain't defined

Alphaoscar:
And you think Saraki will agree to resign his Senate President position for committee chairmanship all in attempt to fight APC



That would've been a very stupid and childish decision from him. I wonder what sort of protection the PDP will provide for him if that should happen.

There you go. IF PDP had entered into negotiation, he'll be left with Two options to choose from;
1. Accept PDP terms and resign and...
2. Reject the terms of PDP and be impeached by angry APC majority without PDP blinking an eye.

The first will be beneficial in a way that his loyalists will retain their positions as Principal officers, while he will enjoy the backing of the leaders. If PDP hadn't done Abobakou, Saraki probably might have taken this option.

l can not burn my brain on APC-PDP Politics, there are better things to work my mind on!

Well said.

1. PDP must be careful.

2. They must take a position on Saraki, wether sinking or Standing.

3. They must begin to play the role of a robust opposition.

4. They must always always stand together now.

5. They must find ways of dealing with National issues in a more matured ways.

Nigerians are soon going to be weary of this scam change.

TonyeBarcanista:

Even if they had talked it wouldn't have made any difference. This is because SP Saraki and the APC Senators were determined to screen Amaechi.

you are right...its a trade by barter thing! Confirm ameachi and we stalled ur trials at the CCT! Well let's,see how the party fulfil its part!

modath:



First remove the highlighted cos i feel it's not meant to be there..... Will modify if I'm right.

Fix what things

You are living in delusion if you feel any of these lawmakers are there for anything but aelf preservation.

Ekweremadu is biding his time, he's going to sooner rather than later claim he's defecting to give the Ibos a sense of belonging in the grand scheme of things...

He will watch & let the dust settle first...

Bookmark this post for posterity. .

Please, do modify..

The APC unfortunately don't have the numbers to impeach Ike except something funny happens like abstainance of planery by PDP Senators or staging walk-outs.

The problem with PDPs senators is that they oppose WITHOUT a grand plan...just like zombies!!! The WORST thing that happened to them was selecting a 'green horn' in the person of Akpabio to be their leader in the senate..
Even Leo Ogor in the house of rep is smarter and effective than Akpabio...

Interesting time ahead for Nigerians.


I pity the brainless followers of this government of no direction.

kingdompropty:
Well said.

1. PDP must be careful.

2. They must take a position on Saraki, wether sinking or Standing.

3. They must begin to play the role of a robust opposition.

4. They must always always stand together now.

5. They must find ways of dealing with National issues in a more matured ways.

Nigerians are soon going to be weary of this scam change.

Aptly put!

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Gburugburu of Nairaland has spoken

You don start your madness again.. I wonder if anybody still take you serious

Now listen to yourself

The Present State of PDP In The Senate:
Having lost their grip of the senate, PDP caucus should let bygone be bygone and come to terms with their role as opposition within the Senate.

Why didn't you do same when GEJ lost and accept PMB as your president? Instead you keep reminding us how terrible PMB is even when he makes positive decisions, you still don't see anything good. Guy you have a lot to learn in life.